Will do. So far the bass is fat and resolution is not good to be expected. The 88 db speaker I have may be marginal but can't tell yet ultimately. Hoping to get higher efficiency speakers if needed. Otherwise it goes fairly loud overall but nothing like my transistor amp did. Break in is what it is. Does anyone else have VCAPS in their Torii III?

Doug has V-Cap Torii and used the Esoteric breakin CD most of a few days and has amazing sound when he reported with only 3 weeks play. I decided to check the Esoteric CD out and just ordered one. The following review is an interesting story about the Isotek CD, which is apparently the precursor to the Esoteric one. It is used by Esoteric and Genesis on their own gear and reported to cut massive amounts of burnin time. I am all for that!

This might be the most in-depth review of a Torii MK III with V-Caps so far. The post itself begins on 04-30-11 but the thread itself, while short, is informative. I don't think it is the same person who recently put up his V-Cap modded Torii for sale.

Michael, thank for the link. There is actually a ton of good info in that thread, including a post by Steve, an ERR owner review, someone who used to love Infinity speakers (like me), etc. This is what I tried to post in reply over there, but I had limits from the Audiogon system (I really do not like that site):

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I understand why a low profile designer/manufacturer, especially one a bit iconoclastic and with a dedicated fan base, might generate some of these impressions, but in my dealings with the Decware community, I believe these are inaccurate impressions. Many in the Decware user base have in fact been all over the map with product, and some might be relatively untested, but once seduced, stay seduced. . I came to Decware late in life, having been a builder or owner of everything from Dynakits as a youngster to Carver to Quad (electronics and speakers), Linn, Infinity, Conrad-Johnson, Maggies, Acoustats, Transcendence, etc. I had small systems and monsters.

Unfortunately, owning or trying a lot of equipment does not necessarily make one an expert on anything. Exposure to live music, and learning to listen critically, are all one needs in my view, and there is plenty of that in the Decware base. Steve Deckert's focus on live music as a reference point, and his attention to room correction issues, along with his obsessiveness about value, are what got me going.

I am an ardent headphone listener with thousands invested in multiple amps, cans, and custom IEMs. When I decided to re-enter "speaker land," I auditioned everything from Orions to Geddes to Salks, every planar I could (I love them), and as many in between as I could find. I heard more "latest & greatest" than I literally could stomach. It was the mating of the Decware Taboo amp with my Audez'e LCD-2s that convinced me that Decware--which I had been looking at for over the last two years--was on to something.

If you are always on the eternal quest for the latest and greatest, the final infinitesimal, always elusive improvement, Decware is probably not your cup of tea. But if you knew the girl of your dreams the moment you met her, or prefer a 69 Lotus 7 over the latest Benz, Porsche or whatever (sorry, personal note there), or accept that the people you share it with are more important than the wine label, or that the authenticity of the musical experience is more pleasurable than the vapor deposited titanium faceplate, then take advantage of the 30-day trial and give it a whirl. You might enjoy the experience.